P.S: I just noticed the email topic was consumed by K-9 Mail's "Encrypt header" setting. I have to apologize for that and send a follow-up letter with a correct subject. -- Vasyl Gello ================================================== Certified SolidWorks Expert
Mob.:+380 (98) 465 66 77 E-Mail: [email protected] Skype: vasek.gello ================================================== 호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다 May 2, 2020 8:34:41 AM UTC, Vasyl Gello <[email protected]> написав(-ла): >Dear colleagues, > >I recently had to start working on Kodi 19.0 "Matrix" alpha for my Debian >buster HTPC. >I have prepared the source repositories for Kodi and nearly all binary add-ons >in my personal space on Salsa: > >https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest > >I have yet to process several visualization and screensaver plugins >(screensaver.rsxs, visualization.milkdrop*), >but overall the build is stable enough to start a discussion here as advised >by Balint. > >To allow building on buster, I need several packages to be included in stable >from testing and my personal space: > >=================================================================================== >Package Name | Source repository and branch | Maintainer of >package >=================================================================================== >1. Add packages not existing in buster: > > flatbuffers basilgello-guest/flatbuffers:buster "Balint > Reczey" <[email protected]> > kodiplatform unstable: 20180302-1 "Michael > R. Crusoe" <[email protected]> > libshairplay basilgello-guest/libshairplay:master "Vasyl Gello" > <[email protected]> > libudfread basilgello-guest/libudfread:master "Vasyl Gello" > <[email protected]> > waylandpp unstable: 0.2.5-2 > "Balint Reczey" <[email protected]> > >2. Update packages existing in buster: > > fmtlib unstable: 6.1.2+ds-2 > "Eugene V. Lyubimkin" <[email protected]> > libhdhomerun unstable: 20200225-1 "Francois > Marier" <[email protected]> > spdlog unstable: 1.5.0+ds-3 > "Michael R. Crusoe" <[email protected]> > >I know that Team Kodi is not going to release beta anytime soon, but I decided >to contribute my work to Debian anyway. >-- >Vasyl Gello >================================================== >Certified SolidWorks Expert > >Mob.:+380 (98) 465 66 77 > >E-Mail: [email protected] > >Skype: vasek.gello >================================================== >호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다 > >April 30, 2020 9:54:30 AM UTC, "Bálint Réczey" <[email protected]> >написав(-ла): >>Hi Vasyl, >> >>Vasyl Gello <[email protected]> ezt írta (időpont: 2020. ápr. 26., >>V, 19:25): >>> >>> Hi Balint! >>> >>> After I started preparation for Kodi 19.0, I also adapted the whole archive >>> of binary add-ons from Ubuntu PPA to Debian. >>> I keep them updated in my user space >>> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest. All packages pushed are tested >>> by me >>> (building all of them, actively using some). >> >>Great! Are you looking for sponsorship for the uploads? I suggest >>moving our discussion to https://lists.debian.org/debian-multimedia/ >>because kodi and most addons are officially team-maintained. >> >>> Now I need to include several backports of utility packages to buster. >>> These include: >>> >>> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/flatbuffers/-/tree/buster >>> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/kodiplatform/-/tree/buster >>> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/libhdhomerun/-/tree/buster >>> https://salsa.debian.org/basilgello-guest/waylandpp/-/tree/buster >> >>Please use the debian/buster branch if you would like to have the >>branches merged to the official packaging repos. >> >>> >>> I did not date to bump upstream versions and used source packages from sid >>> to minimize changes. >>> With these packages added / updated to buster, Kodi 19.0 and all Matrix >>> binary addons compile and run successfully. >>> >>> Can you check these repos out and tell me what to do next please? >> >>If you would like to make those packages widely available, then first >>the dependencies, then kodi should be uploaded to >>https://backports.debian.org/Contribute/ >> >>The situation is a bit tricky, because Kodi 18 should be removed from >>testing to help the removal of Python 2 and ideally only the final >>Kodi 19 should be uploaded to unstable and let being migrated to >>testing with a transition of all addons at the same time. >> >>Since presence in testing is a requirement for buster-backports the >>backports is practically blocked until upstream releases Kodi 19 with >>Python 3 support. >> >>I think the rules can be bent a bit since you mentioned that the >>addons seem to work well already with Kodi 19, thus the first beta of >>Kodi 19 could go into unstable with the addons and be backported to >>Buster after it migrated to testing. >> >>IMO the next steps should be the following: >> >>1. Please register to the mailing list respond to this email via >>[email protected] to make others in the team aware of >>your interest and plans and move the kodi-related communication there. >> >>2. I can help with upgrading Kodi to 19.x in unstable and with staging >>it in experimental, but I can't commit myself to sponsoring uploads to >>buster-backports. Please find someone who can help you with that. >> >>3. Please file ITP bugs for the new addons and prepare them for upload on >>Salsa. >>For the repositories please follow the Multimedia Team's standard >>procedures and prefer upstream versions rather than git snapshots. >> >>4. Ask for sponsorship on the team's mailing for the packages when >>they are ready. >> >>Cheers, >>Balint >> >>[1] https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia/DevelopPackaging >> >>> >>> -- >>> Vasyl Gello >>> ________________________________ >>> Certified SolidWorks Expert >>> >>> Mob.:+380 (98) 465 66 77 >>> >>> E-Mail: [email protected] >>> >>> Skype: vasek.gello >>> ________________________________ >>> 호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다
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